Magic The Gathering Commander Deck Brew: Become a lean, mean, holy killing machine with light claws and the voice of an emperor (2023)

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our tripmagical party Kamigawa: Kingdom of NeonOne of the main supporting characters who continues his story. As an advisor to Emperor Kamigawa and mentor to the Shizuka brothers, including the newest Planeswalker Kaito, Light-Paws represents all that is wrong with the Empire.

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Bureaucratic and narrow-minded, she was adamant about preventing people from accessing technology, fearing the overall impact it might have on Kamigawa. Despite this, she is calm and smart. The Eight Tails were obtained through diplomatic negotiations with the plane gods. After the death of Emperor Kamigawa, she single-handedly kept Kamikawa as regent.

He's also one of the funniest and most powerful black and white commanders we've ever had. In a few years, he'll be someone you'll have to build with the likes of Elesh Norn and Mangara. We will be working this weekClaw of Light, Voice of the Emperor.

Claw of Light, Voice of the EmperorIt's a Fox Advisor 2/2 and costs one regular and one white. His ability is amazing: whenever an Aura Spell you cast enters the battlefield, you can search your deck for an Aura of equal or lower cost and place it on the battlefield with more Light Paws. Getting two spells for the price of one is awesome, so let's make Lightpaws a powerful, unstoppable force.

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In a mono-white deck, we surprisingly have several waysdrivewayExtra mana on the board to cast our magic.

First, on the ground, we run on the reflection areainjustice of the common goodykarooBouncelands can be slow, but the overall mana value of the deck is low, so if it gives us a twisted land of two mana, we can take an extra turn. We also have absolutely fantastic grounds.Serra Sanctuary, which gives you one white mana for each spell you control. Light-Paws still casts spells, so it acts as Cabal Coffers in black decks.

As for manastones,lotteryperfect. Single-color decks may have fewer options than multi-color decks, but they dovery big sacrifice, which makes cards like Nyx Lotus very useful. we have anotherpearl locketto lower the cost of the white spell we played.

As for the usual white ramp events, we havearchaeologist's map,land tax, yhereditary giftThey will work in any white deck, so of course we'll include them here.

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If White has a weakness, it is not drawing cards. Wizards have tried to improve this over the past year, but white is still famous for its card advantage over any other color.

Our options are limited, but the deck enchanter theme really helps.Sham, senior editorAs long as we have Aura, it'll give us a draw, and that's what Light-Paws is all about. we still havediplomata mangali, which allows us to draw cards when someone casts multiple spells or attacks you with multiple creatures on their turn. we even useThe secret of the reunion, is an underrated political pawn: you draw three cards with your opponent, so try to make a deal with him that will keep you safe longer.

Besides, the best solution is to use colorless cards.ceremonial mockupis the basis of Commander iimmortal sunclosewanderersimultaneously. It even reduces the cost of our spells which is very nice.

spell stand

Before we get to the heart of the deck, there are a few cards that contribute to the enchantment that should be mentioned.

First,Ajani's Chosenis the Cat Soldier, which creates a 2/2 Cat token whenever a spell enters the battlefield under your control. This deck is actually Enchantment Voltron, so it's important to have something in the way of Light-Paws to stop it from going in and dealing damage.

Arden, the fearless archaeologistThis is another good card that allows us to move our aura. One of the disadvantages of Lightpaws is that any additional aura must be attached to it; Ardenn helped us with this by selecting another creature as our big attacker if we needed it.

Unlike inventory, when an enchanted creature leaves the battlefield, the spell goes directly to the graveyard. This makes the deck very easy to remove; The last thing we want is for all our spells to end up in the graveyard before we can wield them. For that we haveguardian of faith,Norika Yamazaki,Selfless samurai, brilliant restoration,open the vault,Restoration of Faith, Triumph of the Last Judgment, yOrm's skullPrevent our spells from being completely destroyed or remove them from the graveyard when they are destroyed.

Fountain Watch is especially good because it covers all your artifacts and spells (cannot be targeted by any spells or abilities). This disables Ardenn, but it's a small price to pay when no one can disable Spectra Ward or Invulnerability.

at last,Corcel de Starnheim,delivery courier, yastral mysticAll this reduces the cost of the spells we cast by one.

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play your aura

Much of the deck is devoted to auras that turn Light-Paws into mean, skinny, holy killing machines.

First, the things that enchant Light-Paws directly to make her dangerous. These letters are likeangel of fate,armor reinforcement,dawn crown,link of life,the promised light,runes of fate,Crossroads, yspiritual chain, which makes it bigger, more elusive and gives a lot of life. There's a particularly nice synergy between Sunbond and Lifebond: Spiritbond has the same effect as lifebond, but isn't really a keyword, it gives Lightpaw the famous "double lifelink", the life gained is yours. Doubles the damage dealt. Combine that with Promised Light, Sunbond, and Light-Paws, and you'll be in damage-dealing territory very, very quickly.

The second is protection. Without them, Light-Paws pose no threat, no matter how big it is. fastrich giftothe sword is the plowIt's over for you. take cards like meindestructibilityyconvenient roomindestructible valley, yunquestionable authorityyghost roomgive himProtectOf all colors and creatures. Combined with the Source Wards mentioned above, the only way someone can get rid of you is by using Mass Exile (which you can then bypass with Teferi's Faith Ward).

While Light-Paws must receive every aura you bring onto the battlefield with this ability, the ability activates every aura you use. This means we can use this spell to shut down enemy minions and build Light-Paws at the same time.the shackles of faith,terrible indifference,Pacifism,prayer, ytrapped in the towerthis is all the aura we want to run for removing the soft spell.

time to win

Some spells were omitted from the previous section simply because they were meant to win matches quickly and efficiently. all it iseverything shinesyethereal armor, which provide +1/+1 for each spell you control. By applying spells and then releasing All That Glitters, Light-Paws grows and is ready to attack.

there is eventhe helmet of the gods, a device that does the same thing. The deck isn't focused on gear, but it's good to have something that can stay on the battlefield after Lightpaws are removed.

There's really nothing smart about this deck. Just build Light-Paws with all those auras and then beat people with Operator damage.

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power deck

If you want to ditch Light-Paws for slower games, there are a few key things you can do.

Although Lightpaw is himselftutor, To havepastoral educator,open the arsenal,Maestroyask for directionsIt helped us find the part we wanted to play with first. Mentoring isn't something you can avoid in this deck, but you can make Light-Paws your only source when drawing these cards.

Then let's remove some of the protection. The goal of this deck is to make Light-Paws almost completely non-interactive, but if that doesn't sound like fun for your team, you can take out the fountain clock to have your opponent knock down magic. Taking it a step further, Spectral Enchantment and Unquestionable Power are also good options to remove as Pots of Protection are hard to deal with.

As a last resort, you can get rid of the graveyard recursion. This is not recommended as it would make your deck too crystalline to be viable, but removing items like Norika Yamizaki, Poet, Reborn Faith orsecond dawnThis can increase your opponent's chances of disabling you.

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